Tiếng Việt · Common phrase Candidate

ngấp nga ngấp nghé

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Meaning · English

to hesitate or be indecisive

Literally: hesitate hesitate

Examples

Anh ấy ngấp nga ngấp nghé quá, không biết có nên đề nghị với cô ấy hay khôngHe hesitated too much, didn't know if he should propose to her or not

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Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-15; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “ngấp nga ngấp nghé” mean?

to hesitate or be indecisive Literally: hesitate hesitate

Is “ngấp nga ngấp nghé” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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